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Sumter County man carjacked, forced to drive to Georgia
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:50 -0700
Investigators in Georgia are looking for the man who apparently kidnapped a Sumter County man and fo
State drug helicopters search Sumter County
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:33:42 -0700
People in Sumter County residents may have noticed a lot of helicopters in the air Tuesday. The Governor's task force was there trying to spot drugs from the sky.
Fitch Rates Lake County School Board, (FL) Series 2012B COPs 'A+'; Affirms Various Ratings
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:05:00 -0700
Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the following Lake County School Board, Florida's bonds:
Study: Counties are top employers
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:49:33 -0700
LEESBURG Staff Report A new study shows government entities are among the top employers in nearly ever ...
Commissioner's indictment does not stop Sumter operations
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:52 -0700
Sumter County officials say their operations will not be affected by the indictment of county commissioner Al Hurley.
Woman, 37, dies in Sumter County crash
Wed, 02 May 2012 09:26:06 -0700
A 37-year-old woman was killed after her car crashed in Sumter County early today, troopers said.
River groups fight Tired Creek Lake in appellate court
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:33:42 -0700
The Georgia River Network and American Rivers are appealing to the Eleventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals to overturn District Court Judge Avant Edenfield's ruling in favor of the project.
65-year-old woman killed in Sumter County crash
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:52:29 -0700
A 65-year-old Lake Placid woman was killed after a weekend one-vehicle accident in Sumter County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Sumter County NAACP Speaks out for BOE
Tue, 08 May 2012 20:59:57 -0700
Sumter County Grand jurors think problems with the school board run so deep, the board needs to start with a clean slate. But local NAACP leaders defend the school board and find fault with the grand jury.
Lake's unemployment rate for April falls to 8.7 percent
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:46:37 -0700
Lake County's jobless rate continues to head in the right direction — down.